Comments on: How not to promote your crappy self-published book http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Reagan Rothe http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-7380 Reagan Rothe Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850#comment-7380 I am not hear to counter anything that has been said about Black Rose Writing, only update everyone and inform them that our so-called "vanity" press has attended and will be attending: -NY Book Expo -ALA Show -Texas Book Festival with seven authors from the U.S. attending to sign and promote -Old-Fashioned Christmas with more authors attending from the U.S. to sign and promote We also just donated to Reading is Fundamental, already sent out over 1,000 review copies this year, and have scheduled many book signings and promotional events for our authors. All aspects of a "vanity" press. I am very sorry that some of our critics, who have never been published or associated with us, have all this FREE time to continue trying to attack a company who deals with their authors on a personal level, and believes they all deserve their books to be read. Never will please everyone. Best of luck writers! I am not hear to counter anything that has been said about Black Rose Writing, only update everyone and inform them that our so-called “vanity” press has attended and will be attending:

-NY Book Expo

-ALA Show

-Texas Book Festival with seven authors from the U.S. attending to sign and promote

-Old-Fashioned Christmas with more authors attending from the U.S. to sign and promote

We also just donated to Reading is Fundamental, already sent out over 1,000 review copies this year, and have scheduled many book signings and promotional events for our authors.

All aspects of a “vanity” press. I am very sorry that some of our critics, who have never been published or associated with us, have all this FREE time to continue trying to attack a company who deals with their authors on a personal level, and believes they all deserve their books to be read.

Never will please everyone. Best of luck writers!

]]> By: Elicia Clegg http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-7099 Elicia Clegg Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:52:20 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850#comment-7099 I would enjoy knowing more about Black Rose Writing, anything good or bad would be wonderful. I would enjoy knowing more about Black Rose Writing, anything good or bad would be wonderful.

]]> By: Dayna Hester http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-7010 Dayna Hester Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:07:26 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850#comment-7010 I would be irked as well, and I'm saddened that self-published authors resort to such marketing. It consumes the valuable time of individuals who have NO RESOURCES to move/market a book. I'm in the process of learning how to market my own self-published book... surprisingy, my ingenuity didn't think of going "Dr. Benito Lombardi's" route; maybe I'm not the desparate. But I have been researching how traditional publishing houses "market" books (PW, LJ, Kirkus Review, etc.) and these avenues ARE NOT available to self-published/POD authors. For instance, it is "Publisher's Weekly policy to not review self-published, print-on-demand books." I learned of this (the inability to have my novel reviewed by influential retail reviewers) and many other obstacles (that seem to be designed to keep the "self-published/POD" authors stigmatized) on my own by putting two-and-two together... I did NOT learn of it when I wrote my check of several thousand dollars for a premier self-publishing package. Maybe this explains why Mr. Lombardi resorts to such annoying measures and sadly continues to weigh down the reputations of solid creative writers who chose the self-publishing route. I would be irked as well, and I’m saddened that self-published authors resort to such marketing. It consumes the valuable time of individuals who have NO RESOURCES to move/market a book. I’m in the process of learning how to market my own self-published book… surprisingy, my ingenuity didn’t think of going “Dr. Benito Lombardi’s” route; maybe I’m not the desparate. But I have been researching how traditional publishing houses “market” books (PW, LJ, Kirkus Review, etc.) and these avenues ARE NOT available to self-published/POD authors. For instance, it is “Publisher’s Weekly policy to not review self-published, print-on-demand books.” I learned of this (the inability to have my novel reviewed by influential retail reviewers) and many other obstacles (that seem to be designed to keep the “self-published/POD” authors stigmatized) on my own by putting two-and-two together… I did NOT learn of it when I wrote my check of several thousand dollars for a premier self-publishing package. Maybe this explains why Mr. Lombardi resorts to such annoying measures and sadly continues to weigh down the reputations of solid creative writers who chose the self-publishing route.

]]> By: rachel http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-7008 rachel Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:20:50 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850#comment-7008 Ha! I forgot one of the best parts -- Dr. Lombardi's official email address is "dr.lombardi.romanhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com." Ha! I forgot one of the best parts — Dr. Lombardi’s official email address is “dr.lombardi.romanhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com.”

]]> By: Tamara http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850&cpage=1#comment-7007 Tamara Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:48:43 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=850#comment-7007 I couldn't help myself; I Googled "Benito Lombardi." Result #1: some teenage guy on Facebook. Result #2: a list of publications by professor Benito Lombardi, /microbiologist/. #3 is a record of a donation someone named Benito Lombardi made to a presidential candidate, and #4 is this blog. I too bet my money he doesn't exist. I couldn’t help myself; I Googled “Benito Lombardi.” Result #1: some teenage guy on Facebook. Result #2: a list of publications by professor Benito Lombardi, /microbiologist/. #3 is a record of a donation someone named Benito Lombardi made to a presidential candidate, and #4 is this blog. I too bet my money he doesn’t exist.

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